Anchoring stake



July 12 1927. 1,615.5,923

- N. E. BRAY ANCHORING STAKE Filed Aug. 25. 1926 Norrismy INVENTOR ATTOR N EY Patented July 12,1927.

UNITED STATES NORRIS E. BRAY, 0F AiRG-YLE, WISCONSIN.

ANCHORING STARE.

Application led'August 25, 1926. Serial No. 131,471.

My present .invention has reference to anchoring stakes designed tor holding the lower strands of wire fences .in close relation to the ground, tor serving as an anchor f'or guy ropes, wires, as a tent stake and tor any other like purposes, and the object that includes a shank havingan outer hooked or rounded end and its opposite end widened und tornied with a fluke of a particular and peculiar formation so that the fluke, when forced into the ground will turn, thus burying itself in the ground and effectively air the ground for preventing hogs ork likeani-V mais from passing trom one to another field.

Figure i2 is a side elevation of the im-V provenient.

.Figure 3 is tion thereof.

Figure i is an end view looking toward the V[luke end oi? the improven'ient.

Figure 5 is a view ot the tamping rod which may be employed.

lllhile in Figure 1 ot the drawings I have illustrated my improvement employed as holding the lower strand of a wire fence .in close proximity to the ground surface, it is, ot course, to be understood that the invention is not to be thus restricted in its usctul capacity as the same can be successfully employed as an anchor for other dea plan view of the lower p0rvices, such as guy ropes or wires or as a tent stake, etc.

The improvement comprises a shank l which is preferably round in cross section and which shank in the showing oit the drawings has one oi its ends rounded to provide the same with a hook 2. The second end is the provision of an anchoring stake.

y ends rounded to of the shank is flattened and widened to form the same with a triangular or substan# tially V-shaped portion that is twisted to fh provide a fluke 3. The peak or bill 4 of the fluke is arranged in a line with the axial center ot' the shank l and the sides ot the fluke are curved or rounded in opposite directions from the said peak to the upper edges 5 ot' the fluke. The curved edges ot the sides are indicated by the numeral 6, and the upper edges 5 of the fluke are rounded in opposite directions from their connections with the shank l. By such arrangement it is to be noted that the fiukeis of auger-like formation so that the same can be easily forced into the ground and by virtue ot' contact with the sub-soil the said fiuke will automatically turn or revolve, thus firmly embedding itself in the ground. 'Ihe loose earth may be tamped around the shank by a rod 7 illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings and after the device is firmly planted, the elements to be sustained thereby are engaged by the hooks or rounded outer end ot the shank. When it is desired to remove the stake it is merely necessary to insert the rod 7 in the hook or rounded end 2 and turn the device which will Vcause the is unscrewing thereof through the ground.

The improvement maybe readily inserted in the ground and easily removed therefrom as will, it is thought, be apparent, which obviously' isot great advantage to 'farmers who find it necessary to moveV their fences and to tourists who frequently change their camps, while, of course, the stake may remain permanently fixed in the ground ifdesired. Y

Having described the invention, I claim An anchoring stake comprising a cross sectionally rounded shank having one of its provide a' hook and its opposite end flattened and widened to provide a substantially triangular iiuke, the bill ot the fluke being arranged in a lineV with the axial center of the shank, the sidesoi" the fluke being rounded in opposite directions from the fluke and the upper ends of thelUU fluke being rounded from the shank to the sides of the said fluke. f

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

NORRIS E. BRAY.

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